calumnious

[ kuh-luhm-nee-uh s ]
/ kəˈlʌm ni əs /

adjective

of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
Also ca·lum·ni·a·to·ry [kuh-luhm-nee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kəˈlʌm ni əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of calumnious

1480–90; < Latin calumniōsus full of tricks or artifices, equivalent to calumni(a) calumny + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM calumnious

ca·lum·ni·ous·ly, adverb non·ca·lum·ni·ous, adjective un·ca·lum·ni·ous, adjective un·ca·lum·ni·ous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for calumniatory

calumnious

calumniatory (kəˈlʌmnɪətərɪ, -trɪ)

/ (kəˈlʌmnɪəs) /

adjective

of or using calumny
(of a person) given to calumny